microscopy
mi·cros·co·py/maɪˈkɹɑ.skə.pi/noun
microscopy is spelled M-I-C-R-O-S-C-O-P-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables (mi·cros·co·py). It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microscopy means “The study of microscopes, their design and manufacture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microscopy is microscopies.
How many letters and syllables are in microscopy?
| Letters | 10: M-I-C-R-O-S-C-O-P-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: mi·cros·co·py |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is microscopy?
Microscopy appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce microscopy?
- UK /maɪˈkɹɒs.kə.pi/
- US /maɪˈkɹɑ.skə.pi/
- Canada /maɪˈkɹɒs.kə.pi/
Microscopy has 4 syllables, split mi·cros·co·py in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-microscopy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with microscopy?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as microscopy from its last stressed vowel (/ɑskəpi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of microscopy
- microscopies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microscopy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of microscopes, their design and manufacture.
- 2
The use of microscopes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate microscopy?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of microscopy: ROI.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microscopy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | microscopie |
| German | Mikroskopie |
| Spanish | microscopia, microscopía |
| Portuguese | microscopia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.